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Although Just Jeff’s started as a one-man show — hence the name — Jeff Spencer and his wife, Nicole, now work with an incredible team to keep up...

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Your Vote — and Voice — Matter.  So Use Them.

Folks … this one is hard for me. When the Politics Issue was pitched as a potential theme for 2022, I’ll just say I was less than thrilled....

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Election Season’s Must-Have Accessory

Every two years, the Boone County Clerk’s office holds an ‘I Voted’ sticker competition that’s open to high school students. Contestants can submit their own sticker design, and...

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What is something you would legalize in COMO?

Darren Morton I would like to legalize work days as Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and have 4-day weekends every weekend in COMO! Alex George I’m pretty sure the...

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Columbia Deserves a Centrist Government

I recall years ago, as a member of a local civic organization, a policy vote was taking place in a committee I was on. I was thinking the...

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Champions for the Planet

Since 1892, The Sierra Club and its members have been championing our planet. The national organization is one of the oldest and most influential grassroots conservation groups in...

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Interest is High in Upcoming Elections

While the good people of COMO go about their busy lives with little concern for public affairs, small groups that advocate for special interests are usurping the political...

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What’s the Scoop?

It was during the cicada swarm in 2011 when business really started to boom for Sparky’s, downtown Columbia’s beloved ice cream shop. “When we made the cicada ice...

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More Than Just a Blanket and a Basket

If a woven basket and checkered blanket is what comes to mind when you think of a picnic — Andrea Lyn Seppo is here to challenge that. CoMo...

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Putting the ‘Community’ in ‘Community Theatre’

Established in 1973, Maplewood Barn Community Theatre is a nonprofit organization located in Nifong Park with the intent to provide family-friendly, outdoor live entertainment to mid-Missourians. Maplewood invites...